The temple of high magic
Subtitle: hermetic initiations in the western mystery tradition
By: Ina Cüsters-van Bergen
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Destiny Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rochester, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9781594773082
Description: A practical guide to pathworking and other esoteric techniques from the ancient mystery schools predating Christianity --Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-369) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Gareth Knight; title: Introduction; title: The western mystery tradition; title: Spiritual magic, the yoga of the west; title: What are mysteries?; title: Back to the roots; title: A lost tradition; title: Pathworking; title: The gateway to the universe pathworking; title: The history and evolution of the mystery tradition; title: The great work of the mysteries; title: Gnothi Seauton know thyself; title: The definition of magic; title: The emerald tablet of Hermes Trismegistus; title: The book of Thoth pathworking; title: The Temple of the Cosmos; title: Practical applications of the laws of Thoth; title: The clothing of the heavenly man pathworking; title: The symbology of the temple; title: The magical circle: the central mandala of the western mysteries; title: The East; title: The inner planes of the East; title: The South; title: The inner planes of the South; title: The West; title: The inner planes of the West; title: The Morth; title: The inner planes of the North; title: The spiritual quarter; title: The fifth element of the magical circle; title: The cosmic temple pathworking; title: The basic exercises; title: Individual work versus group work; title: The kabbalistic cross; title: The middle pillar exercise; title: The invoking ritual of the pentagram; title: The division of powers in a group ritual; title: A tower toward the Gods' pathworking; title: The divine Trinity; title: The kabbalistic tree of life; title: Adam Kadmon; title: Sephiroth Blimah; title: Kether, the crown; title: The blue lotus pathworking; title: Chokmah, wisdom; title: Binah, understanding; title: The descent of the great flood pathworking; title: The ethical triangle; title: Da'ath and the great abyss; title: The Rainbow Bridge over the abyss ritual; title: In the center of an ocean of negative light; title: Chesed, mercy; title: The interior castle ritual; title: Chesed sunrise; title: Geburah, severity; title: The hall of judgment ritual; title: The fires of purification; title: Tiphareth, beauty; title: The cross of the elements ritual; title: The mystery of the Crucifixion; title: The magical triangle; title: Triangles and the fall into matter; title: Netzach, victory; title: The face of the goddess of love ritual; title: The mirror of Hathor; title: Hod, splendor; title: The language of myths meditative training in Hod; title: Learning the language of symbols; title: Yesod, the foundation; title: The journey of the Moon God ritual; title: The journey of the Moon God; title: Malkuth, the mysteries of the earth; title: Malkuth, the kingdom; title: The grain mysteries; title: A sun ray in a cave ritual; title: The fertilization of the earth; title: The ritual of the exaltation of the sun: the way back.